noun๐ShareA children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand."The children were happily playing in the sandbox, building sandcastles and digging holes. "areaentertainmentplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting."The metalworker carefully packed sand into the sandbox, preparing it to receive the molten iron for the new engine part. "materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper."The art teacher used a sandbox to keep the sand contained while the children painted with it. "stationerywritingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn animal's litter box."The cat uses the sandbox in the laundry room. "animalutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping."During the steep climb, the engineer activated the sandbox to drop sand on the rails, preventing the train wheels from slipping. "vehiclemachinetechnicalpartindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available."Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system."computingtechnologyinternetsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content."Before making changes to the website, the new programmer practiced in the sandbox to avoid accidentally breaking the live site. "computinginternettechnicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East."Many analysts believe that instability in the Sandbox could impact global oil prices. "worldgeographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox."The IT department decided to sandbox the new software to prevent it from affecting the company's main network if it contained a virus. "computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
